UHagayi

1 Mhlaka 1 ngenyanga yesithupha ngomnyaka wesibili weNkosi uDariyu, ilizwi likaJehova lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi*+ kuZerubhabheli+ umbusi* wakoJuda, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli lakuJoshuwa umphristi omkhulu, indodana kaJehozadakhi lisithi:

2 “UJehova wamabutho uthi, ‘Abantu laba bathi, “Isikhathi sokwakha* indlu kaJehova* asikafiki.”’”+

3 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika ngomphrofethi uHagayi+ lisithi: 4 “Kambe lesi yisikhathi sokuthi lizihlalele ezindlini zenu ezinhle, ngapha liyekela indlu yami ilunxiwa?+ 5 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, ‘Cabangisisani ngezindlela zenu. 6 Lihlanyela inhlanyelo enengi kodwa livuna okulutshwana.+ Liyadla kodwa kalisuthi, liyanatha kodwa kalikholwa, liyagqoka kodwa kalikhudumali. Losebenzayo ufaka umholo wakhe esikhwameni esilezikhala.’”

7 “Yikho uJehova wamabutho uthi, ‘Cabangisisani ngezindlela zenu.’

8 “‘Khwelani phezu kwentaba liyedinga izigodo+ libuye lazo lizokwakha indlu yami+ ukuze ngithokoze ngayo njalo ngikhazinyuliswe,’+ kutsho uJehova.”

9 “‘Belikhangelele okunengi kodwa lathola okulutshwana njalo lithe likuletha emizini yenu ngakuphephula.+ Ngenxa yani?’ kutsho uJehova wamabutho. ‘Ngenxa yokuthi munye ngamunye wenu ugijimisa ukulungisa eyakhe indlu, ngapha liyekela indlu yami ilunxiwa.+ 10 Ngakho amazulu aphezu kwenu awalilethelanga amazolo lomhlaba awulinikanga izithelo zawo. 11 Ngaqhubeka ngiletha isomiso emasimini lasezintabeni, yikho kungela mabele, lewayini elitsha, lamafutha kanye lezilimo. Lina lezifuyo zenu lithwele nzima futhi lisebenzela amahala.’”

12 Ngakho uZerubhabheli+ indodana kaSheyalithiyeli+ loJoshuwa umphristi omkhulu indodana kaJehozadakhi+ labo bonke abantu, balilalela ilizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo kanye lamazwi ayekhulunywa ngumphrofethi uHagayi ngoba wayethunywe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Abantu basebeqalisa ukumesaba uJehova.

13 Ngemva kwalokho uHagayi isithunywa sikaJehova watshela abantu umbiko lo esenza umsebenzi uJehova ayemnike wona, wathi: “‘Ngilani bantu bami,’+ kutsho uJehova.”

14 Ngakho uJehova wafaka idlabuzane+ kuZerubhabheli* umbusi* wakoJuda,+ indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, lakuJoshuwa+ umphristi omkhulu, indodana kaJehozadakhi lasebantwini bonke. Babuya baqalisa umsebenzi wokwakha kutsha indlu kaJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu wabo.+ 15 Lokhu kwenzakala mhlaka 24 ngenyanga yesithupha, ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kweNkosi uDariyu.+